Tag Archives: Rhetoric

It’s time for a concerted effort to decriminalize petty drug crimes and simple possession of marijuana. Issue 3 didn’t pass, but don’t for a second believe that’s because a majority of Ohioans don’t want legalized marijuana or a reformed criminal justice system. The measure, which would have created a monopoly of growth sites in Ohio for the cultivation of marijuana, …

Extra-judicial killings in the form of drone strikes have become the norm for the last two U.S. presidents. A relatively recent leak to the online publication The Intercept has shed new light on the practices undertaken in drone strikes and more in “The Drone Papers.” Ongoing killings in states like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia have become a primary weapon …

Incoming freshmen at Ohio University are required to complete an online alcohol education program that could be improved by including less extreme examples of the dangers posed by drinking, a program director said.
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President Nellis shares his vision for OU in his address at the 2019 Faculty and Staff Convocation. “We will become the most dynamic, responsive, leading-edge public higher institution, and in doing so, reclaim our legacy of being fearlessly first.” @TheNewPolitical

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